The condition of performing Hajj on behalf of another
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Question:
We move on to another questioner, Abu Ibrahim from Najran, who asks about Hajj. He says: May Allah bless you. If I intend to perform Hajj for my father (may Allah have mercy on him), and I have not performed Hajj myself yet, what is the best course of action?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform Hajj on behalf of your father while you have not performed the Hajj of Islam for yourself. It is obligatory for you to start with yourself, so you perform Hajj for yourself, and then you perform Hajj for your father. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man he heard calling out the talbiyah on behalf of Shubrumah: “Who is Shubrumah?” He said: “A brother or a relative of mine who died.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2529. So it is a condition for the one performing Hajj on behalf of another that he has first performed the obligatory Hajj for himself. Yes.
We move on to another questioner, Abu Ibrahim from Najran, who asks about Hajj. He says: May Allah bless you. If I intend to perform Hajj for my father (may Allah have mercy on him), and I have not performed Hajj myself yet, what is the best course of action?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform Hajj on behalf of your father while you have not performed the Hajj of Islam for yourself. It is obligatory for you to start with yourself, so you perform Hajj for yourself, and then you perform Hajj for your father. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man he heard calling out the talbiyah on behalf of Shubrumah: “Who is Shubrumah?” He said: “A brother or a relative of mine who died.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He asked whether he had performed the pilgrimage on his own behalf, and when he replied that he had not, he said, “Perform the pilgrimage on your own behalf, then perform it on behalf of Shubruma."
أَحَجَجْتَ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ حُجَّ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ ثُمَّ حُجَّ عَنْ شُبْرُمَةَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/242 — archive.org (12:11)
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